THE moment has arrived for national coach K. Rajagobal to produce favourable results by fielding his best, starting with today's friendly against Chelsea, instead of choosing to continue experimenting with players.
FA of Malaysia (FAM) deputy president Tengku Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah said the match at the Shah Alam Stadium tonight is part of the final lap of preparations before the national team resume their Asian Cup 2015 Group D qualifying campaign against Bahrain at home on Oct 15.
"There is no longer a need to conduct experiments. If we frequently try out the players, then when are we going to see the best 11?
"I hope the best available players will be picked to start against Chelsea and furthermore, the national team also have an important match (Asian Cup) soon. I want the coach and players to treat the match against Chelsea with high respect and play their hearts out," he said in Kuantan late on Friday.
Admitting the match against Chelsea will be tough, Tengku Abdullah urged the players to produce their best.
"Of course we want to win. I hope the players produce an entertaining performance and give their opponents a strong fight."
Before playing Bahrain, the national squad will travel to Japan for three friendly matches against club sides between July 23 and Aug 1 before facing Spanish giants Barcelona at the National Stadium in Bukit Jalil on Aug 10.
On calls by some fans for Rajagobal's services to be terminated after Malaysia suffered a drop in form in recent matches, Tengku Abdullah said it was still too early to decide.
"He has a job to do and we do not want to disturb his preparations as the Asian Cup qualifiers are just around the corner. He knows the target and the Asian Cup qualifying round will be his key performance indicator," he said. By T.N.Alagesh
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